Improvement in bee-hives



HENRY L. nnoKM'aN,

0F .BROKLYIL IOWA..

Letters Patent No. 111,204, dated January 24, 1871.

IMPROVEMENT in Aess-Hives.

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To all 'll/hom 'it may concer-n B'e it known that; I, Hmmvv L. -HncKMAmot' Brooklyn, in the countyofPoweshiek and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bee-Hives; and do hereby declare the following to be `a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The natureofmy invention consists in the coustrnctionand arrangement of a` bee-hive with mothtrap, as willbe hereinafter fully set forth.

In order to enable'othersl skilled in the art toV which my invention appeltains'yto' make-and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring toV the annexed drawing, which forms a part ot' this specification, and in whichy Figure lis a longitudinal vertical section, and

Figure 2 is a front elevation of my hive.

Figure 3 is a plan view of a-slide used in the hive. A represents the outside box, resting upon legs oi suitable height. l

In the center ofthe bottom of the box A is a circular opening, around which, from the under side, is suspended a metallic box, B, providedwith a movable bottom, C. V

Inside of this metallic box is placed a glass bottle, D, the neck and mouth of which extend a suitable height above-the 'bottom of the box' A. y

In the sides of the box A arc'made grooves for the recept-ion of the slide E, the upper and' lower sides of which are both-covered with metal sheets a a.

The top sheet a is perforated with a large number of small holes, from which grooves lead to a central opening, b, in the slide E.

-The sides and also the ends (from underneath) of the slide E are provided with holes, which lead into the central opening 7). 4

From the under side of the. slide around vthis opening projects a funncl, l1, which leads downward into the mouth of the bottle D, completing the mothtrap.

lt will be seen t-ln vlialnbcr is formed between the bottom of the box A and the slide E, which chamber is, at the near side, providedwth a door, G, said door forming the ent-ire rear side 'of the chamber.

When the moth-trap is not in use, the slide E is replacedby the perforated slide E', shown in g. 3.

Above the slide E, the box A is,'by a horizontal lpartition, H, divided into `two compartments-the lower one for the comb-frames, and the upper for the surplus honey-boxes.

Both of these compartments are provided` with i doors I I', which form the entire fronts of their respective compartments.

The rear side of the comb-frame or lowercorppartnrent is set in farther than the rest of the box, andl leaves a space at its lower edge its entire width for an entrance for the bees.

` In the same manner thedoor I does-not-close up the entire space downto the slide E, but also leaves a space for a bee-entrance.

J J are the comb-frames, constructed in any suita ble manner, and placed within a box composed ofthe bottom frame fj, corner-posts e c, and toph, held together near the upper end by a wire, t, wound around it and let into the corner-posts.

Allfour sides of this box are provided witl; glass,

and the bottom is formed ,of metallic perforated slide, 7s, as shown. A

In the top h is au opening, m,'corresponding with a similar opening, m, in the partition H, and opening, 'm2, in a box, l, placed in the upper compartmentof the-main box A.

The ends of the box K are provided with glass, and

within said box are placed smaller honey-boxes'L L,

having the outer ends provided with glass, and also having openings on, as shmvmfor the bees to pass from one to the other.

, Having' thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as ne\v,and desire to secure by Letters' Patent, is l l. The combination, withv the main box A, of the metallic box B, having movable bottom G, glass bottle D, and perfor-'ated slide E, `provided. with themetallic sheets al ri' and funnel d, all constructed sub- 4stantially as herein described andshown.

` 2. In a bee-hive, the moth-trap B D,when constructed substantially as specified.

.4 HENRY L. HEGKMAN..

, Witnessesz' Devin STERLING, B. M. TALBo'rT. v 

